Friday 31 August 2007

Shortbus - Dir: John Cameron Mitchell

From the director of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, comes this very sexually explicit movie about gay and straight relationships that converge at the infamous Shortbus, an underground club where anything goes. During the first five minutes you wonder if this film is mutton dressed up as lamb or porn dressed up as art, with some of the most graphic sex scenes committed to celluloid outside of the adult movie industry. The film is actually strangely mesmerising with some great performances and deals with some very interesting issues about sexuality without falling in to cliches. This is not for everybody, but is definitely a unique watch, and thus a JM SUCK IT AND SEE.